More than one person has requested this so I'll (re)post the survey results as kindly forwarded to me by Kem Rodgers. >>Thanks to all who replied to my request for user fee info. >>Rob Palmer > >Could you post a summary of the info to the group? I think it would be >useful to many of us to find out the market rates for microscopy services. >Thanks. > >John Cork >Calcium Imaging Facility >Department of Anatomy, LSU Medical Center >New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 >Tel (504) 568 7059 Fax (504) 568 4393 >e-mail --- [log in to unmask] >> Steven, >> >> Here is the survey that Sue DeMaggio mentioned: >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> She used the following designations and included the >> following information: >> >> 1) In which region the institution is located >> "West, East, South, Midwest" in US, >> International >> >> 2) If there is support for the facility other than rates >> alone. (Subsidized) SUB >> >> 3) Name of the institution (I believe all are non-profit) >> >> 4) Special Arrangements are footnoted after the regional >> section SP ARR >> for example some have bulk rates, training rates etc. >> >> 5) THe appropriate charges for types of services offered >> Confocal Microscopy CM >> Video Imaging VI >> Flow Cytometry FCM >> and all with or without operator W/Op >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR >> >> W UC Irvine $30 $60 $30 $60 $50 $75 salary >> na $75 (for sorter) 1 >> off campus 60 100 60 100 na 120 >> non-acad 129 150 120 150 120 150 >> >> W UC LA na na na na na $80 2 >> >> W UCSF Cell >> Analysis Lab 40 65 30 55 50 75 3 >> Corporate 60 98 45 83 75 113 >> >> Pharmacology 20 na na na na na 90% >> >> W UCSBarbara 25 52 40 80 na na >> Outsiders 40 80 na na na na >> >> W UC Davis 15 na na na na na >> >> W Stanford na na na na 61 na (FACScan) >> 93 131 (Sorter) >> >> W U of Utah 8 na >> Off Campus 25 na (May have increased in Feb, 94) >> >> W Fred Hutchinson >> Cancer Center 40 >> Collaborators 50 >> Outsiders 175 >> >> 1 Set up time for sorter 2 hours >> >> 2 Staining at $20-$40/tube-$80 minimum >> Training course required for FACScan at $200 >> Setup time at $80/hr on sorter >> >> 3 Training class for Flow Cytometry $250 on-campus users >> $375 off-campus >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR >> E MBL $20 na $ 6 na YES >> outsiders 40 na 12 na >> >> E Princeton 25 na >> other dpts 30 na 1 >> outsiders 75 na >> >> E Cornell 15 na $15(^60) 32(FACScan) 50% >> Increases coming 40(Sorter) >> July 1994 20 na 20(^75) 40 >> 50(Sorter) >> Jan 1995 20 na 20 45 >> 56(Sorter) >> >> E Dana Farber 27 40% >> Harvard >> Outsiders 40 >> >> E Dartmouth na 50 >> Outsiders na 90 >> >> E Sloan Kettering (FACScan) na 60 40% >> (Sorter) na 75 2 >> >> E Jefferson 20 >> Cancer Inst >> Outsiders 50 >> >> E Boston U 3 >> >> E MIT 50 >> >> 1 10-12 hours of training required at no charge for >> Confocal use >> 2 2 hour set up fee ($150) for sorts >> Data reanalysis $40/hr >> 3 Time on scope purchased as blocks of time only >> $ 160 / 4 hours >> $1200 / 40 hours >> $2400 / 100 hours >> Training of 1 week +8 hours 1:1 before using on own >> _________________________________________________________________ >> >> REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR >> >> MW Ohio State 22 44 >> >> MW U of Minn 18 >> >> MW U of Wis-M 25 50 >> Integrated Microscopy Resource 1 >> >> MW U of Iowa (Analysis only) na 75 NONE >> (Sorting) na 60 >> (Data output) 60 >> >> MW U of Mich na 31 50% >> other depts na 62 >> Outsiders na 128 >> >> 1 Training sessions at nominal fee until able to work on >> own >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> REGION NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR >> >> S U of Mo $7.50 na $7.50 na >> >> S U of Fl >> Gainsville 20 yes >> Outsiders 60 >> >> S Vanderbilt 1 >> >> S U of Georgia 25 na 15 na >> Outsiders $37.50 $22.50 >> >> 1 Bulk rates only - no hourly charges >> $ 60 / half day >> $3000 / half day per week for the full year >> $6000 / full day per week for the full year >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> >> International responses >> NAME CM W/Op VI W/Op FCM W/Op SUB SP ARR >> >> *NOTE* THESE AMOUNTS ARE IN FOREIGN CURRENCY!! >> >> U of Alberta (Sorter) $C50 100 yes >> Canada (FACScan) 15 65 1 >> Outsiders 100 >> >> CSIRO >> Canberra, Aust A$55 Salaries >> Outsiders 85 >> >> 1 Fee cap of $5000 / year - then service is free! >> >> Scott Pine >> FDA/CDER >> Division of Research and Testing >> Laurel, MD >> [log in to unmask] >> >> > > > > >Kem A. Rogers >Department of Anatomy >University of Western Ontario > >Office: (519) 661-3995 >FAX: (519) 661-3936